@Shane_B.Actually no. It got sent back to MF. According to UPS it was undeliverable. MF says that usually means it was damaged. So I'm having that order cancelled (there are no more in stock, blah blah blah). I found a used one in excellent shape on Reverb.com. It's due to arrive on Thursday.
In the meantime I'm looking at a Sterling (Music Man import line) StingRay 4H/4HH or the more higher priced Ernie Ball Music Man StungRay 4H/4HH. Shooting for one of those at the end of the year.
I think our (other) guitar player got the gig for us.
After that we played at a private party in Beverly Hills. IIRC it was mostly guys in Izod type sweaters so I'm guessing they were college age. I only recall seeing a few girls at that party.
Shortly after that the band broke up and the drummer and I went on to a couple more short lived bands, and then he went his separate way until we joined up again in junior year of High School.
When I was 12 (1965) all the band members were too poor to afford a movie camera (and they rarely had audio then). Audio recording? I had a radio shack 3" reel to reel. But it never made it to a practice or gig. Too bad.
Since they are getting really hard to get, I found a very decent used one on Reverb in St. Louis, MO. It will ship Monday.
I'm going to cancel the order with MF, or maybe simply replace it with a Sterling Sting Ray (same price). I'd like am American Sting Ray but it's triple the price.
When I was ~12 I was playing Get Off My Cloud by The Rolling Stones. It was one of the first songs I learned on guitar. Taught to me by a guy name Mike Kidwell who has a Silvertone amp and some hollow body electric guitar. At that time I was oblivious to brand names but I suspect it was not a top brand.
Our first gig was at a youth detention center. 2 guitars and a drummer. I knew about four of the dozen or songs we played. For the rest I just turned down my guitar volume and essentially strummed away. Been doing that ever since. ?